Hey, did you ever think it was weird that Xena and Gabrielle barely shared any screen time in the opening credits sequence of Xena: Warrior Princess? Well, it turns out that was a studio note. A ridiculous studio note.

Everyone loves a good seasonally-appropriate special, and that usually means Christmas. Unless, of course, you’re a science fiction or fantasy story where real Christmas would make no sense. Then you’ve got to come up with something Christmas-like to fill the void.

Look, I know Javier Grillo-Marxuach has done many things in his career—both Deadline and Variety have him as a “Lost alum.” But I will always leap to The Middleman first. And then follow him wherever he goes. The fact that it happens to be Xena is just the icing on the cake.

But it will settle for bringing her back in 2016, when this reboot of the cult classic adventure show is tentatively due. Original Xena producers Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert are working on the series, but original star Lucy Lawless’ involvement is seemingly still to be determined—but it most likely won’t be as Xena…

Some villains strive for wealth and power. Some villains
strive for glory. But a surprising number of villains are motivated solely by
their tangled relationships with the hero. These are love-hate relationships,
in which the villain just wants to impress the hero or spend quality time
together. Here are the 12 most…

Soon enough, we're going to be watching spin-offs of The Vampire Diaries and Once Upon a Time, proving that too much of a good thing is never enough. Spin-offs often seem like pointless cash grabs — but there have been some fantastic exceptions. Here are 10 science fiction and fantasy spin-offs that actually rule.

It's Boxing Day, which means it's the perfect day to celebrate action. We love a cerebral hero, who thinks five thousand steps ahead and sets careful traps — but there's something to be said for an action hero, who goes on huge car chases, gets into massive fight scenes, and survives by the skin of his or her teeth. A…

These days, we take it for granted that television can be as good as movies (or live theater) and that great actors can deliver indelible performances on the small screen. Especially when it comes to science fiction and fantasy. But it took a small number of pioneering actors to show what's actually possible in genre…

The long-awaited webseries Ark, starring Renee O'Connor (Gabrielle from Xena) is finally online, and we talked to O'Connor about the secret conspiracy behind the mysterious ark in space. And O'Connor also told us about her scifi version of Moby Dick.